Fintech / Nigeria
Duplo is building the financial tools behind African businesses.
Yele Oyekola and Tunde Akinnuwa are developing payments and financial operations technology for growing African companies.
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Payments, digital banking and the financing models connecting African businesses and customers.
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Djamo’s founders are expanding digital finance across Francophone Africa.
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Paymob takes an Egyptian payments business across regional markets.
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Chipper Cash’s founders connect millions to the digital economy.
Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled built a financial technology platform around cross-border payments and access to digital services.
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Flutterwave’s bigger ambition is Africa’s financial infrastructure.
Olugbenga Agboola’s company is building beyond payment processing to connect businesses across fragmented African financial systems.
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Nomba builds beyond merchant payments towards African trade.
Yinka Adewale and Pelumi Aboluwarin are expanding a Nigerian payments business into financial infrastructure for cross-border commerce.
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PiggyVest’s growth rests on the trust built around everyday savings.
Founded in 2016, the Nigerian platform has developed automated savings, financial goals and investment products around a familiar local habit.
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Africa’s fintechs face their next test: public markets.
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